Comics LitFlix 2014

In 2013 we had fun doing LitFlix, reading the books or comics that had to go with the movies. I’m going to continue that on into this year, with whole new offerings to go from!

Marvel has 4 movies alone; another way to look at it is there are two from Frank Miller, and two from Chris Claremont. They’re dipping back to the classic writers.

The ones that are part of a larger comic universe are harder to plan for: they have to work off of the content from the movies, as well as any comic inspiration. So, I’ll be putting together what I can for those, reading inspirations, and seeing what I can do!

I’ve got trailers to follow for the ones that have trailers, and, like last year, I’m listing what I have found for reading these materials – so you can read along too for the movies!

March 7 – 300: Rise of an Empire

I haven’t read 300, and there’s not a sequel to it, so I’m going to read this to compare! Should be interesting!

Reading: 300 by Frank Miller (Dark Horse App)

April 4 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier

I was surprised to find that Winter Soldier is a character less than a decade old! Also, I’ll bet there is a Prequel comic they’ll do, so I’ll probably read that too.

May 1 – The Scribbler

This one looks interesting, but the details aren’t as firmed up, so we’ll see if it makes it to a theater near us! I will likely read the comic either way!

Reading: The Scribbler by Daniel Schaffer (Paperback, 96 pages)

May 2 – The Amazing Spider-Man 2

I’m not sure what to go with for this one, as they seem to be building their own, new stories, rather than basing it on the comics. I figure I’ll at least go back and read the first appearance of Electro and the Green Goblin! And we’ll see if any ideas come out sooner to release, or once we have more trailers!

May 23 – X-Men: Days of Future Past

Hey look, I already own this one! Actually, the first comics I went and bought when I got the Marvel App. Issue #139 is the first appearance of Kitty Pryde, and #141-142 is the main Days of Future Past storyline… so she goes right in the deep end!

Reading: Uncanny X-Men #139-142 by Chris Claremont (Marvel App)

July 25 – Hercules

One of a couple of Hercules movies this year, the one coming out later this year seems to be based on the comics by Steve Moore, so I’ll give that a look! And it’s Dwayne Johnson as Hercules, so that should be fun!

Reading: Hercules: The Thracian Wars and Hercules: The Knives of Kush by Steve Moore (ComiXology App)

August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy

The lineup for this film is based on the recent team of Guardians of the Galaxy, from the comic series started in 2008. This whole run is on the Marvel Unlimited App, so I’ll give that a read! I’ve also read the Infinity Gauntlet, which may very well come into play!

August 8 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

This may not entirely be based on these recent comics, but I am seeing some things that sound like it is, so I will give this a look. The staying power of these turtles is amazing, as I liked them as a kid. So we’ll see what this reboot does!

November 7 – Big Hero 6

We’ll also see about this one, because I found info about it, but not confirmed yet. Also, I found what looks like Volume 2 of this comic on ComiXology, so we’ll see about that too. However, it sounds pretty fun, so hopefully that comes together this year!